Dynamic damper guided for translational and polar movement



R. CHILTON 2,225,098

DYNAMIC DAMPER GUIDED FOR TRANSLATIONAL AND POLAR MOVEMENT Dec. 17, 1940.

Filed May 16. 1.939

TOR 66 11.70

INVEN BY I XTToRNEY g) Patented Dec. 11,1940 v p I 2,225,098

UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE DYNAMIC DAMPER GUIDED roa TRANS- LATIONAL AND roma MOVEMENT Roland Chilton, Ridgewood, N. J., assignor to Wright Aeronautical Corporation, a corporation of New York Application May 16, 1939, Serial No. 273,855 6 Claims. (Cl. 74-604) This invention relates to dynamic dampers the angular amplitude to a small value which is and comprises improvements on the structures determinate. With any given radius of eccenin Chilton Patents Nos. 2,127,462 and 2,112,984 tric suspension, this polar movement slows down and more particularly in the'patent of M. B. the frequency of pendulum swing so that the Bleecker No. 2,146,524 issued February '7, 1939, eccentric radius is, accordingly, reduced to 5 from which the following is'quoted to summarize bring the frequency back to the desired figure to the problems and the underlying teachings of synchronize with the disturbing impulses." this invention. In the Bleecker structure, the polar move- It is known that if a pendulum mass is susment of the weight imposes forces of consider- 10 pended from a rotating shaft, so as to be staable magnitude on the articulation of the torque 10 bilized by centrifugal force, the frequency of arm to the shaft and the present invention pendulum swing goes up with the speed of roteaches that these forces may be greatly retation so that'the pendulum makes a constant duced: number-of swings per crankshaft revolution. It (a) By disposing of the eccentric supporting is also known that if the frequency of such a means, not merely at the lateral center of the 15 pendulum is made synchronous to the frequency counterweight but also at its center of percusof the torque impulses to which the shaft is subsion when oscillating about the point of articujected, then the pendulum will automatically lation, and

swing 180 out of phase with the impressing (b) By increasing the length of the torque force which is, accordingly, counterbalanced to arm, the preferred embodiment of the drawings 20 the suppression of torsional vibration. showing a torque arm embracing the crankshaft In radial engines, the relatively large counextension. so that the articulation may be terweight masses used have been converted to brought up to the center of rotation of the dynamic torsional damping by suspending the crankshaft or even therebeyond; This construc- 20 mass to swing without rotational component tion, at the same time, affords an eflicient 2 about the appropriate small radius which, in the strength/weight ratio in the torque arm memcase illustrated, is of the order of This her. short pendulum length, necessary to give the The'objects and advantages of the invention required high frequency, cannot be obtained in will be obvious from the foregoing preamble and a body of the size of the. normal counterweight from the following description with reference to 30 by a conventional simple single point pivotal the drawing,inwhich: suspension because of the large radius of gyra- Fig. 1 is an end view in part section through tion of these weights (over 3"). It is known 4 the counterweight;

that the highest frequency that can be obtained Fig. 2 is a side view in part section on the line by simple single point suspension is that when 2-2 of Fig. 1, and I 35 the pendulum length equals theradius of gyra- Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-4 of Fig. 1. tion which is obviously much too great a pendu- In the drawing, l0 designates thev crankpin of lui'n length for the present purpose. a. conventional crankshaft to which there is se- Accordingly, a.bi-fllar suspension has been cured a rearcheek 12 by. the usual clamp bolt 40 resorted to, and according to the teachings of M. The crankcheek I2 is provided with the 40 the patent of Chilton No. 2,112,984, this comusual rear journal l6 andhas an extension or prises rollers loosely engaging pairs of spaced counterweight arm IS in which is formed a bore holes in the crankshaft and weight whereby to receive a roller race 20 in which is mounted arcuate paths are defined by the difference of an eccentric 22 by means of rollers or needles the diameter of the roller and the engaged holes 24. The eccentric 22 has integral pins 26, the 45 and the weight swings without -rotational or eccentricity of which defines the desired radius polar component. This construction has gone of pendulum swing-indicated at X, Fig. 1, and

into extended and successful use. the pins are provided with roller bearings 28 The (Bleecker) invention teaches an imengaging suitable bushings 30 fitted in counterproved novel means whereby a single eccentric weight members 32-34 conveniently secured to- 50 supporting means may be used at the (lateral) gether by bolts 36 to embrace the extension 18 center of the weight and the weight stabilized by with a clearance indicated at Y which is made a torque arm articulated to the shaft member. more than the normal amplitude of pendulum While not entirely suppressing polar or rotaoscillation.

tional movement of the weight, this yet reduces In the present invention the torque arm con- 55 vided with semi-cylindrical pockets 40 in which are fitted half cylindrical members 42, these members being free for slight oscillation in the pockets 0 and for slight vertical sliding against the engaged surfaces of the extension l2. This articulation means may be disposed on the line 3-3 which passes through the center of rotation of the crankshaft so that the slight rotational component of the counterweight is radial about the crankshaft axis.

The eccentric pins 26 are disposed as near as practicable to the center of percussion of the counterweight relative .to the center of articulation and with these provisions there results a minimum of force reaction on the articulation 40-42, which is one of the objectives of the invention.

It will now be seen that the path of travel of points remote from the suspension point are slightly modified from the arc X, due to the small rotational component introduced by the method of stabilizing by means of a torque arm, and this polarmovement will slightly reduce the natural frequency of the weight as a pendulum as compared to the purely parallel mode of vibration obtained with the "bi-filer suspension of the prior art. This reduction in frequency is, accordingly, compensated for by making the radius X of the eccentric less than would be appropriated for "blfilar" suspension having strictly non-rotational vibration. I

While I have described my invention in detail in its present preferred embodiment, it will be obvious to. those skilled in the art, after understanding my invention, that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope thereof. I aim in the appended claims to cover all such modifications and changes.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a crankshaft and a counterweight thereon organized for limited relative motion, of guiding means therebetween effective at the center of rotation of the crankshaft to confine the weight to substantially radial swing thereabout, and weight supporting means engaging the shaft and the weight at the center of percussion of the weight defining an arcuate path'of travel thereof.

2. In combination, a crankshaft having an extension member, a counterweight loosely embracing said extension, said embracementin part extending inwardly toward the center of rotation of the shaft. articulation means at the shaft cenmass carried thereby and ter to prevent lateral movement of the weight thereat, and counterweight mounting means spaced from said articulation means and at the center of percussion of the weight defining an arcuate path of pendulum swing at the center of percussion of said counterweight.

3. The combination with a crankshaft memberand a counterweight member, one embracing the other, of means spaced from the shaft center having relatively eccentric Journals in bearing engagement with respective members for sus-- pending said counterweight from said crankshaft and defining an arcuate path of travel of the counterweight at the Journal engagement, and means to limit angular swing of said weight about the Journal engagement to a relatively small amgle compared to the'angular excursion of said eccentric, said means comprising a torque arm on the counterweight member in part embracing the crankshaft member at the shaft axis and spaced means carried by the arm and articulately engaging the'shaft member the opposed points alined with the shaft axis.

4. In a shaft system including a counterweight guided for movement relative thereto at two points, one guiding means constraining a portion of the counterweight to radial movement across and at the shaft center,

and another guiding means constraining the counterweight. at its center of percussion, to movement in an arcuate path whose, radius is less than the dimension from the shaft center to the center of percussion of the counterweight. 5. In combination in a shaft system, a counterweight, radially displaced relative to the shaft center, centrifugally resistant means spaced from the shaft center supporting the counterweight for free movement in an arcuate path and disposed at the center of percussion of the counterweight, and means at the shaft center for stabi lizing said counterweight against tipping and for constraining the counterweight to radial movement at the shaft center.

6, In combination, a shaft member having an extension thereacross, a counterweight embracing the extension in a region radially spaced from the shaft center, a box-like member integral with the counterweight and extending across the shaft center, articulated bearing blocks carried by the box-like member and bearing upon opposite sidesof the extension and alined with the shaft center to constrain said box-like member from lateral displacement from the extension, and means between the extension and counterweight proper,

radially spaced from the shaft center, supporting 55 the counterweight on the extension swing.

ROLAND CHILTON.

for pendular 

